AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri)

The AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) is an integrated DirectX 12 graphics card found on a number of AMD Kaveri APUs. The GPU offers 384 shaders and 6 compute cores (128 shaders / 2 compute cores deactivated) and can be found, for example, in the A10-7400P. The maximum core clock and memory speeds of the GPU depend on the overarching APU: While the ULV models are limited to DDR3-1600, the standard voltage models can support up to DDR3-1866.
Architecture and Features
Thanks to the new GCN 1.1 architecture, the Kaveri GPUs are significantly more efficient with higher performance compared to its VLIW-based predecessors Richland and Trinity. The graphics card can now handle both DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) and the AMD Mantle API. The GPU is also able to accelerate various applications like Adobe Photoshop by utilizing OpenCL.
The revised video engine of Kaveri includes UVD 4.2 (Unified Video Decoder) and VCE 2.0 (Video Codec Engine). H.264 codec support has been slightly improved in several areas. However, H.265 is still not fully supported in hardware.
Performance
Due to significant differences in core clock speed and memory support between various Radeon R6 models, the performance can vary greatly between different APUs. While the fastest GPU version in the A10-7400P can compete with a dedicated GeForce GT 730M, the slower version in the A10-7300 hardly performs at the level of a GeForce GT 720M. Accordingly, games of 2014 can be played fluently in low to medium settings at 1024 x 768 or 1366 x 768 pixels.
Power Consumption
The power consumption of the entire Kaveri APU is rated at 19 Watts and 35 Watts for ULV and standard voltage models, respectively. Thus, the 28 nm chip is suited for smaller or medium sized (sub-)notebooks.
Manufacturer | AMD |
Radeon R (Kaveri) Series | |
Codename | Kaveri |
Architecture | GCN 1.1 |
Pipelines | 384 - unified |
Core Speed | 533 - 654 (Boost) MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 64/128 Bit |
Shared Memory | yes |
DirectX | DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0 |
Transistor Count | 2410 Million |
technology | 28 nm |
Features | UVD 4.2, VCE 2.0 |
Notebook Size | medium sized |
Date of Announcement | 04.06.2014 |
CPU in Radeon R6 (Kaveri) | GPU Base Speed | GPU Boost / Turbo |
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AMD A10-7400P | 4 x 2500 MHz, 35 W | 576 MHz | 654 MHz | AMD A10 Pro-7350B | 4 x 2100 MHz, 19 W | ? MHz | 553 MHz | AMD A10-7300 | 4 x 1900 MHz, 19 W | ? MHz | 533 MHz | min. - max. | | 576 - ? MHz | 533 - 654 MHz |
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Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
4.2 pt (4%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 2822 avg: 3373 median: 3442 (5%) max: 3787 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 3989 avg: 5296 median: 5336 (3%) max: 6523 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 511 avg: 695 median: 707.5 (2%) max: 853 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 555 avg: 759 median: 770.5 (2%) max: 940 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 33037 avg: 39583 median: 41211 (5%) max: 42872 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1034 avg: 1262 median: 1306 (3%) max: 1420 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 987 avg: 1161 median: 1184 (2%) max: 1290 Points
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 3592 avg: 3996 median: 4114 (4%) max: 4283 Points
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ATI Radeon HD 5570 -2%
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 3212 avg: 3677 median: 3796 (3%) max: 4022 Points
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3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 12557 avg: 15445 median: 15444.5 (8%) max: 18332 Points
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3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 7324 avg: 7493 median: 7492.5 (11%) max: 7661 Points
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +min: 4320 avg: 5674 median: 5989 (11%) max: 6712 Points
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
10.6 fps (4%)
Acer Aspire E5-551-T8X3 | A10-7300 | 8192 MB | 533 / MHz | | 10.6 |
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
8.2 fps (4%)
Acer Aspire E5-551-T8X3 | A10-7300 | 8192 MB | 533 / MHz | | 8.2 |
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 3574 avg: 3876 median: 3868 (18%) max: 4185 points
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 17.09 avg: 19.8 median: 19.2 (9%) max: 23.53 fps
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 18.76 avg: 21.9 median: 21.4 (6%) max: 25.87 fps
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
85 fps (1%)
Acer Aspire E5-551-T8X3 | A10-7300 | 8192 MB | 533 / MHz | | 85 |
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GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
48 fps (1%)
Acer Aspire E5-551-T8X3 | A10-7300 | 8192 MB | 533 / MHz | | 48 |
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 108 avg: 136 median: 135.5 (1%) max: 163 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 225 avg: 258 median: 257.5 (1%) max: 290 Samples/s
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
min: 749 avg: 777 median: 776.5 (2%) max: 804 points
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Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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